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4 Heart disease, Cerebral hemmorhage
May 3 William B. Cook . ·
85
6
7 Broncho pneumonia, myocarditis ·
4 Edward E. French ·
71
1 28 Hypertrophy of the heart
6
Ellen (Mansfield) Walsh, wife of William
. 65
Cerebral hemorrhage
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6| Leo Francis Fogarty
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13
6 Acute nephritis .
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Ireland Weymouth
194
Weymouth Italy
22
James V. Connunale
3
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Ireland
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Wolf'b, N.H. Weymouth .
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·Milton Stoughton
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Weymouth Weymouth
Arterio sclerole, myocarditis and chronic nephritis ·
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Age
May 8| Annie (Frattus) Morris, wife of James H. .
33
13
Adeline (Phillips) Tirrell, wife of Isaac N. · ·
71 77 88
7|23
Pulmonary oedema, mitral sterosis Hemaplegia . ·
Braintree Weymouth Nantucket
Ireland
Bridgewater Ireland Weymouth
195
Scituate Weymouth
N.Carmel, Me
Weymouth W. Boylston Braintree Ireland
15 Michael Walsh
75
13
Addie W. Garey (Raymond), wife
of Sidney W. ·
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14| Bridget Sheehy
65
Bulbar paralysis .
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66
21
Catherine (Moore) Kelly, widow of James . 74
23
Ann E. (Hayward) Mathewson, wid- ow of James ·
74
2
8
25
Maurice Fitzgerald
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26
Polly Galbo .
4 19
29
Mary E. (Sylvester) Cushing, wid- of Robert . . 84 1
2
30 June 4
John J. Maguire ·
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.
57
2
Lester E. Clement
39 11 27 .
9 Lucy A. (Vining) Hollis, wife of John A .. ·
55 77
5 3
Cancer
.
11
John Child
3 15
Chronic heart disease .
13
Edward H. Pray
77
4 14
Interstitial nephritis, heart failure . Senility
Carcinoma of breast ·
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.
.
Sceptic peritonitis, exhaustion ·
Cohasset
16 George W. Richards ·
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20 Benjamin F. Blackwell .
4
. Old age, heart failure .
.
Pulmonary, oldema
. Sclerosis of the brain and spinal cord, fibroid degeneration of heart Asthma, arterior sclerosis . Diphtheria
78 3
· Insufficiency of mitral valve, septic infection . Tonsilitis, acute oedema, glottis . Accident, rupture of kidney, hemor- hage
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Weymouth Ireland
DEATHS-Continued.
Date of Death
NAME
Age
Disease or Canse of Death
Birthplace
Y. M. D.
June 20
24
George D. Bearce Allce C. (Bissell) Alvord, wife of Henry C. · Henry B. Raymond · · ·
54
3
6
29
30
John A. Lamprey
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77
5 13
Valvular disease of heart
30
John Nelson
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July 1
Leonard P. Cooley
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.
35
3|23
Chronic cystitis, enlarged prostrate Electrocution, by coming in contact with electric wire
Chelsea
196
Weymouth
4
Helen C. (Bailey) Tirrell, wife of Francis B. · Emma J. (Foster) Holmes, widow of William L. Hanorah (McCarthy) Stanton, wid- ow of James .
62
63
1
Cerebral hemorrhage
Hilsd'le, NY.
Ireland
17
18
Esther A. Hirt ·
20
Annie S. Chultz
Natural causes
·
21
Emily B. (Wilde) Houghton, wid- ow of Edsel W. ·
62
5 Chronic Bright's disease
66
23
Albert P. Davidson
6
· Bronchitis and diarrhea .
Weymouth
Charlemont Weymouth Conc'd, N.H. Hingham
3
5
.
76
Arterio sclerosis Movable spleen and kidney, chronic nephritis .
6|26 3 6 Cerebral spinal meningitis
·
Hingham Weymouth Weymouth
Braintree Roxbury
1
Convulsions . Embolism of coronary artery, chron- ic interstitial nephritis , .
67
5 8 Nephritis ·
.
78
9
·
Annie C. (Beal) Prouty, wife of Charles H. · 55 5 1 ho ur
2 27 Pariplaegia .
July 24| Mary (Davidson) Fitzpatrick, wife of James F. · 27 Alexander Wolonoski · 27 Grace D. (Dolan) Calhoun, wife of Albert · ·
34
Tuberculosis
·
·
·
Chronic diarrhoea
·
·
Tuberculosis
.
28
Isabella (Veno) Blumpy, wife of Charles .
Aug. 4 John W. Lynch
1
3 Gastro enteritis, hiccough
66
5 Kathleen O'Donoghue
1
4
5 Whooping cough .
6
Hector J. MacDonald
13
7 Atherton W. Tilden
56 .
1 24
13 Eleanor G. Killory
7 Malnutrition
Weymouth
13 Frank H. Prentiss
62
6 Appendicitis, peritonitis ·
Cohasset
14 Joseph Haddow
4
Convulsions .
·
14
Edward G. McCaffrey .
1 21
Cebro spinal meningitis ·
Weymouth
16
Hannah (Barry) Coakley, widow of Andrew ·
75
Cerebral hemorrhage
Ireland
18 Joseph P. Levangie
27
3 28 Tuberculosis
·
·
18
Herbert E. Litchfield
44
7 6 La grippe, acute pleurisy
Norwell
19 Wendall F. McFaun
11
Tubercular mengitis
·
Weymouth
20 Lelia F. Ellis
59
2 22
Dysentery
24 Francis Swain
3 20
Marasmus
·
·
25
Alice F. Loud
20
Weymouth
26
Elisabeth Dalto
2
6
Pulmonary tuberculosis
·
28
Augusta L. (Bates) Dizer, widow of John T. ·
78
8 6
Cerebral hemorrhage
·
·
30
Henry R. Blanchard
29
6 27 Accident
·
·
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Weymouth Weymouth
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· Weymouth
197
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Nova Scotia
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Quincy Quincy
5 Phthisis
·
Weymouth
·
6
· 33
Ireland ·
66 Chronic heart disease ·
Nova Scotia
·
Nova Scotia Weymouth
· Weymouth Corcord, NH. Weymouth Weymouth
1 12 Potts disease, general tuberculosis · Multiple sarcoma and asthenia
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·
"DEATHS-Continued.
Date of Death
NAME
Age
Disease or Cause of Death
Birthplace
Y. M. D.
Sept. 1
Edward M. Vinton
·
78 46
22
Tuberculosis, Tubercular meningitis
3
Sally B. (Stoddard) Churchill, wife
81
2
Cancer of uterus
.
·
5
Elizabeth W. (Waugh) Baston, widow of William B. · ·
64
7 27
Dysentery-Diabetes
.
6
Edward J. Carroll
·
·
·
6
Doris M. Pomeroy
2 23
Cholera infantum
.
.
7 George W. Merritt
·
.
·
8 John Lee Marrash
8 15
Marasmus-Inanition
Canada
8
Stephen B. Davidson
1
5 7 Accidental poisoning
66
8
Charles E. Cushing
45
25
Chronic parenchymatous, Nephritis
12
Abbie A. (Burrell) Shaw, widow of Austin B. ·
59
10
Cancer
.
13 James J. Connor
6 28
Entero colitis
·
·
14 William T. Spilsted
57
1 17
Nephritis
66
14
John W. Langford
22
9 29
Hemorrhage of lungs-La Grippe .
15 John Tracy
74
Cardiac exhaustion-Pneumonia .
20
Rosaltha M. (Bates) Shaw, wife of Bela .
70
Heart disease
.
.
66
20 Ronalds Smith .
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·
4 11 7
Gastro enteritis ·
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·
Weymouth Weymouth
22| Joseph Rogers
9 Entero colitis ·
.
·
· Weymouth
7
Old age-Inanition
66
2
Frank H. Richards
Braintree Weymouth
Hingham
Le Vant, Me.
45
3|18 Accident
·
Weymouth
.
1
12
Cholera infantum
Weymouth
198
Weymouth Weymouth
Weymouth Weymouth
.
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·
Weymouth Weymouth Ireland
·
Ireland
of John
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Sept22| Sarah J. (Burrell) Sweeting, wife of Putnam . " 23 Lucy E. (Lovell) French, widow of Bela Emily E. (Libby) Baker, widow of 25 Jacob .
71
4 2 Myocarditis
95
3|27
Apoplexy ·
.
.
80 9|24
Cerebral hemorrhage
.
25
· Lucinda H. (Keler) Lothrop, widow of Prescott
" 27
Anne M. (Bond) Polley, wife of , Charles J. . 50 9
. Cerebral hemorrhage, arterio scler- osis . .
28
Jane (Long) Grundstrom, wife of Charles M. .
28 John E. Killin ·
4
Acute rheumatism, endocarditis ·
Senility
Arterior sclerosis .
Canada .
11
William W. Sanborn
76 10 25
Cerebral Hemorrhage, valvular heart disease
15
Margaret Earle
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.
.
15
Ann E. Croker
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·
·
·
48
2 3
56
2 15
Cancer of liver and stomach . Accident
·
22
Jonas Smetonis
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·
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22
William H. Fuller
·
.
46
2 10
Pulmonary hemorrhage, cardias fail- ure
.
.
4
Diphtheria
.
.
25
Helen M. Slack, widow of Samuel .
65
4 Pneumonia ·
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·
·
25
Alice (Ward) Fagan, widow of Peter J. ·
82
2 25 Pulmonary oedama
·
Weymouth Weymouth
Oxford
Waldb'o, Me.
Jersey, Eng.
. Ireland Weymouth New York .
199
Weymouth Weymouth Pittsb'g, Pa. Weymouth Russia
Dorchester Weymouth Newton
Ireland
88|11|26
Myocarditis .
2
2 16
Organic disease of heart
29
Ellen ( Hayes) Sheehy, widow of John Elzear Bourk ·
6
Oct. 1
· 82 11 70 75 6
.
·
2 18
Acute intestines, toxemia interitis Epithiliomes, pleuro · .
17 Lovell B. Bates ·
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18
23
James F. Carroll .
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5 4
.
.
DEATHS-Continued.
Date of Death
NAME
Age
Disease or Cause of Death
Birthplace
Y. M. D.
Oct. 26
Arthur H. Cook
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·
·
63|10|10
Heart disease ·
.
·
.
" 29
Thomas W. Hyland .
.
·
64
1 26
Cancer of liver .
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.
Nov. 1
Frederick L. Sweetland
.
.
6 15
. . Broncho pneumonia, membraneous croup
Weymouth New York
4
William Allison
62
19
Chronic Brights disease
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.
4
Margaret J. (Delorey) Doherty, wife of Daniel J. ·
23
6 12
Chronic Brights disease . Acute inanition, hypostatic pneumonia
Weymouth Boston Weymouth
200
Nova Scotia Weymouth
17
Irving W. Smith . ·
3
5 Congenital stenosis of pylonu ·
17
H. Flora (Thayer) May, wife of John E. ·
52
2 19
Pneumonia, heart failure ·
Weymouth
17
Louisa F. (Priest) Brown, widow of William . ·
Apoplexy
.
21
Charles Daley ·
26
Pulmonary tuberculosis .
24
Edward Lloyd Webster ·
3 Gastro entiritis .
.
·
Dec. 2
Mary B. (Thayer) Payne, widow of Abner
80
2
2 Broncho pneumonia, valvular dis- ease of heart
.
66
8
Edna May Ruggles
27
Cerebral hemorrhage
·
·
10
Martha (Bennett) Delorey, wife of Paul .
59
Diabetes mellitus
.
.
Weymouth
7
Winnifred Ahearn
5
·
11
Colo enterity, diphtheria
8
Catherine Counihan
1
.
·
.
71 26 3
5
Boston Hingham Weymouth
Holbrook
Weymouth Cohasset
3| Mary A. (Clark) Curran, widow of Patrick . .
61
3 Edward Powers · · .
71
7 2
6 Harrison L. Carroll ·
·
·
7 George Austin Hunt
·
" 11 Hazel R. Gray ·
4 2 19 Diphtheria
15
Eliza A. (Toohy) Caswell, widow of William D. ·
19 James D. Kimball .
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.
19 Ann S. Tirrell · . ·
23 Robert L. Henley .
10 82 2 24 2 Arterio sclerosis, pneumonia . · Patulous foramer ovale . . 6 · Accidental burns . ·
· Weymouth
24 Maud M. Gurney .
16 2
9 Pulmonary tuborculosis
26 Charles Blanchard
79
31 Catherine ( Coughlan) Morgan, wife
Pneumonia, exhaustion, senility, ec- zema, rheumatism bronchitis .
Boston
Ireland Weymouth
Weymouth Weymouth
Charlestown
Boston ·
Weymouth Weymouth 201
Boston
Ireland
of Thomas J. ·
70
Cancer of lungs and intestines, myo- carditis . Arterio sclerosis, myocarditis, acute gastritis ·
6 2| Cerebral hemorrhage ·
54 3 16 Chronic heart disease, cerebral em- bolism · · ·
· Grippe, general debility and old
·
83|10|22 age · Arterio sclerosis, myocarditis
67
23 Edward S. White
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Boston · Cerebral apoplexy
·
.
.
60
202
Numbet of marriages recorded in the town of Weymouth for the the year 1908 :
Where one or both parties were residents of the town 109
Non.residents
8
Total
117
Number of births :-
Males .
.
. 118
Females
135
Total
253
Number of deaths :
Males .
94
Females .
. 105
Total
199
Excess of births over deaths
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JOHN A. RAYMOND,
.
Town Clerk.
WEYMOUTH, JAN. 31, 1909.
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
The Assessors of the Town of Weymouth herewith present a statement of their work for the year ending December 31, 1908. In accordance with the expression of the town at its last annual meeting, we have during the past year made a general revaluation of real estate in the several wards, and after inspecting the card systems of various towns, have adopted a system which we be- lieve is well adapted to the needs of our town.
We have assessed upon the polls and estates of all persons and corporations liable to taxation the sum of $177,022.13, and have committed the same, with the uncollected gypsy and brown tail moth tax of $579.34 to Winslow M. Tirrell, Esq., the duly ap- pointed. Collector of Taxes, with our warrant in due form of law for collection and payment in accordance with the vote of the town, and the warrants of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Commitments, 1st
$174,355 40
66
2d
3,669 00
3d
197 26
66
4th
73 10
66
5th
524 07
$178,818.83
Less taxes reassessed
638 02
$178,180.81
Town
. $152,767 48
State
.
.
11,660 00
County
5,242 48
Park .
3,537 34
Highway
239 90
Non-resident Bank
677 22
Moth .
.
579 34
Railways .
3,477 05
.
.
$178,180 81
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VALUATION OF THE TOWN INCLUDING SUPPLEMENTARY ASSESSMENTS.
WARD.
Number of Polls
Assessed.
Number Assessed
for Poll Tax Only.
Value of Personal
Property Assessed.
Property Assessed.
Total Value of Real
and Personal
Assessed.
Value of Property
Exempt from Tax-
Total Valuation.
Amount of Remit
tances and Abate-
ments.
1
600
420
$194,395
$1,679,839
$1,874,234
$29,160
$1,903,394
2
1148
886
327,285
1,770,114
2,097,399
63,080
2,160,479
8
741
545
259,960
1,258,490
1,518,450
45,860
1,564,310
4
436
245
81,520
625,239
706,759
37,310
744,069
5
560
301
115,881
1,355,992
1,471,873
43,290
1,515,163
Total
3485
2397
$979,041
$6,689,674
$7,668,715
$218,700
$7,887,415
$1,979 16
Resident Bank Stock Assessed .
$73,500
Total Valuation
$7,960,915
Number of residents assessed on property, individ-
uals
1,972
All others .
417
Number of non-residents assessed on property, in- dividuals .
838
All others .
70
Number of horses assessed .
.
·
629
Number of cows assessed
486
Number of neat cattle other than cows assessed
34
Nmber of swine assessed
72
Number of fowl assessed
5,373
Number of houses
2,9963
Rate per $1,000
$21 50
Respectfully submitted,
GILMAN B. LOUD,
GEORGE C. TORREY,
JOHN F. DWYER,
H. WALKER PRATT, WALDO TURNER,
Assessors of Weymouth.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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ation.
Value of Real
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REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR FOR THE YEARS 1904, 1905 AND 1906.
January 1, 1909.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth :
Herein you will find my report of taxes, Interest and B. T. and G. Moths, collected for the yerrs 1904, 1905 and 1906, ending Desember 31, 1908, and paid over to J. H. Stetson, Treasurer. 1904 Taxes collected .
$111 32
Intererest collected
5 75
1905 Taxes collected .
729 44
Interest collected
90 29
1906 Taxes collected .
16,697 09
Interest collected
1,469 60
B. T. and G. M. collected
290 18
$19,393 67
Respectfully submitted, W. J. DUNBAR, Collector of 1904-05-06.
REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR, PRO. TEM., FOR THE YEARS 1907 AND 1908.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth :
You having appointed me Tax Collector pro. tem. for 1907- 1908, I herewith present the following report of taxes collected and paid to John H. Stetson, Town Treasurer.
1907 Taxes collected .
$11,063 36
Interest collected
585 61
B. T. and G. M. collected
. .
41 21
$11,690 18
1908 Taxes collected .
.
$123,828 89
Interest collecten
71 85
B. T. ann G. M. collected
301 58
$124,202 32
.
.
Respectfully submitted, WINSLOW M. TIRRELL, Tax Collector, Pro. Tem.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
To the Board of Selectmen :-
GENTLEMEN :- I hereby submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1908.
The total highway appropriation, including the Old Colony St. Railway excise tax, was $17,982.12, also special appropriations amounting to $3,500, making a total appropriation of $21,482.12. This includes the appropriations for snow and for bridges.
There has been in the past few years a great increase in the cost of maintenance, due to more traffic, common use of the auto- mobiles and the demand of the public for better roads. No ex- tension can be made to any business, public or private, without a corresponding increase in the cost of maintenance ; therefore when new streets are accepted, as they are each year, which means ad- ditional yearly repairs to make, a proportional increase in our maintenance appropriation should be made, but this is not done. The cost of repairs is taken from the general maintenance, which remains practically the same, year after year. Under these con- ditions it can readily be seen we have barely enough for mainten- anee and it makes impossible, permanent up-to-date construction. I would earnestly recommend additional appropriations, spending the money where most needed, irrespective of wards. Our main streets should be rebuilt, first connecting the different villages, building what you can each year and making the work continuous.
If a yearly appropriation for surface drains and paved gutters was made, constructing them where most needed, the cost would be more than offset by the decrease in maintenance.
During the past season a preparation of oil was used to sup- press the dust nuisance ; this was applied on Sea St., North Wey- moutli and Washington Square, Weymouth, at a cost of 6 cents per square yard, treatment good for two years.
Many cities, towns, parks, etc., have adopted this method.
Although the roads on which it was used were not in the most favorable condition for this treatment, it laid the dust, on the steep grades prevented washouts, helped bind the roads, which
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seemed to be little affected by automobile travel. Under certain conditions I consider it superior to watering and in the end more economical.
In the following you will please find a synopsis of the work done in the different wards. I have not attempted to give a de- tailed statement, merely touching on the most important work, and the improvements that I suggest are those that seem most urgent.
WARD ONE.
The principal work is as follows :
The road machine was used on all the streets where it could be worked to an advantage.
The principal road work is as follows :
Beals street-New street built with gravel as laid out by town.
Monatiquot street-New street built with gravel as laid out by town.
Commercial street-Repairs where most needed.
Middle street- From Commercial street to Ward Two line.
Sea street-Oiled to suppress dust from North to Bridge street.
Sidewalks repaired on the following streets : North, Sea, Bridge, Lovell, Neck, Lincoln, Shaw, Curtis and Church.
Built new fence on Commercial street, west side, between Church and Essex streets ; this portion of the street has been in a dangerous condition, for which the town has been liable for pos- sible accidents.
WARD TWO.
The greater part of the money used in this ward is for main- tenance, cleaning gutters, repairing fences, washouts, etc.
Worked road machine where it could be used advantageously. The principal work was as follows :
Broad street-From Essex street to Ward Three line, putting in stone foundation and covering with gravel from railroad bank on Commercial street.
Broad street-Resurfaced with broken stone from Jackson Sq. to residence of Willie Pratt. Resurfaced with gravel from Jack- son Sq. to Commercial street.
Commercial street-Resurfaced with gravel from Commercial Sq. to Wharf street. Built 2 catch basins at junction of Hill street.
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East street-As instructed by the town, gravelled from Com- mercial street to R. R. crossing.
Pleasant street-Gravelled from Shawmut street to Jackson square.
Humphrey street-By vote of town, rebuilt from Charles street to entrance of school house.
Wharf street-Special, rebuilt with gravel from East street to point opposite end of Keith factory ; from the R. R. crossing to end of factory the road was very rough, being covered with large boulders, and from these we obtained enough stone to build cul- vert over brook and retaining wall, on east side of street.
Built catch basin at junction of East street.
There still remains a number of minor things to do, but owing to lateness of the season the work was stopped.
Amount appropriated, $2,000. We have on hand a balance of $42.75, which should be sufficient to complete the work the com- ing year.
Commercial Sq. Drain-Laid 222 feet of 8-inch pipe, 70 feet of 12-inch pipe, and built 3 catch basins ; resurfaced with gravel it has worked so far satisfactorily.
Exceeded appropriation of $500 by $284.36. This excess was caused by work that was absolutely necessary to make the job a success, which it has proven to be.
WARD THREE.
The most important work was as follows :
Washington street-Resurfaced with crushed stone from Rich- mond street to Washington square on east side. The opposite side should be rebuilt the next year.
Washington street-Section known as "sunken hole"; this road extends across a marsh about 400 feet long and was very narrow, widend about 8 feet, using waste stone from near-by pit.
Summer street-Resurfaced where most needed, from Federal street to Ward Four line.
Richmond, Phillips, Front, Federal-Were repaired where most needed.
Keith street-Special had an unexpended balance of $30.64 from previous year, repairs were made under the appropriation, · which caused an overdraft of $8.76.
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Among the sidewalks receiving the most important repairs are Washington, Hunt, Broad, Front, Richmond, Summer, King avenue, Congress, and minor repairs on many others.
Washington square and its approaches were treated with a preparation of oil to suppress the dust.
WARD FOUR.
The principal work was as follows :
As instructed by vote at town meeting, Front street was resur- faced with gravel, from West street to a point nearly opoosite C. H. Kelly's.
Middle street-Used road machine from Washington to Main streets and patched with gravel where necessary.
Summer street-From Ward Three line, about 400 feet, re- paired with gravel. This road, early in the spring, was in very bad condition.
Washington street-Used road machine where it could be used to advantage and graded square at junction of Middle and Win- ter streets.
Pine street-Resurfaced with gravel opposite easterly entrance to Mount Hope Cemetery.
¿ Pleasant street-Repaired with gravel from residence of John Hanley to Crosby place.
Among the sidewalks repaired were :
Front street-Built new walk along the frontage of Reed Cemetery.
Main street-Repaired with gravel a portion between Park ave- nue and Ward Five line.
Washington street-Southerly side, west of Pleasant street.
WARD FIVE.
The most important work was as follows :
Columbian street-From Main to Pleasant street, built new macadam road.
Reed avenue-From Union to Central street, rebuilt with gravel.
Hollis street-Repaired with gravel near Randolph street, and laid 8-inch drain and 2 basins at Pumping Station. This street is in poor condition and should be rebuilt.
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White street-Resurfaced with gravel and used road machine where necessary.
Union street-Resurfaced with gravel from Bates avenue to residence of John Hackett.
Pond street-Special appropriation of $1,000. It would have taken a much larger appropriation to have built the street the whole length.
Resurfaced hill near R. R. Station with gravel, and from top of hill to Poole's corner used road machine and repaired worst places.
Sidewalks were repaired to cemetery, from this point to Poole's corner, minor repairs were made where most needed.
REMOVAL OF SNOW.
The sum of $1,287.85 was expended for this purpose.
STATE ROAD.
The work on State Highway was stopped late in December on account of the weather; the greater part of the work has been done. Delivered on road, 1773 tons of stone. We have some stone on hand and estimate that it will require about 40 tons of No. 2 stone to complete work. There will be, however, some cleaning up, setting stone bounds, etc.
ACCOUNT OF STOCK.
WARD ONE.
6 snow plows, 1 gutter plow, 6 picks and handles, 2 grub hoes, 1 steel bar, 4 shovels, 8 feet 12-inch pipe, 4 feet 10-inch pipe, 3 lanterns, 2 water buckets, 10 cedar posts.
WARD TWO.
9 snow plows, 16 picks, 1 grub hoe, 17 handles, 2 axes, 6 stone forks, 1 crowbar, 6 lanterns, 2 marking irons, 1 trowel, 1 saw, 3 rakes, 2 round-pointed shovels, 9 square-pointed shovels, 2 2-inch screens, 5 lengths 6-inch pipe, 6 lengths 8-inch pipe, 1 8-inch elbow, 1 gutter plow. 3 bags cement, 1 2-ft. rule, 50-ft. tape, 1 dipper, 1 water pail, 1 hammer, 1 plumb bob, 2 post hole scoops, 3 hoes, 2 tamping bars, 2 stone hammers, 1 paving ram- mer, 2 paint brushes, 1 5-gal. oil can, 1 tool chest, 2-horse road machine, 60 feet of hard pine plank, 3 fence posts.
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WARD THREE.
5 snow plows, 1 snow plow, 1 gutter plow, 2 iron bars, 2 post hole scoops, 10 pieces drain pipe, 2 St. horses for signs, 4 lanterns, 4 shovels, 2 picks, 1 stone hammer, I tool chest, 50 ft. old curbstone, 1 scythe and snath, 5 stone forks, 3 drills, 2 iron rakes, 2 screens.
WARD FOUR.
5 snow plows, 1 snow plow, 3 picks, 4 lanterns, 3 screens, 1 iron bar, 1 stone fork, soft coal.
WARD FIVE.
5 snow plows, 1 gutter plow, 8 shovels, 15 picks, 1 post hole shovel, 4 hoes, 3 sledges, 1 tool box, 3 screens.
The following is a schedule of property of the department at almshouse on Essex Street and elsewhere :
1 portable engine and house, 1 steam roller, 4 horse road ma- chine, 1 road plow, 1 crusher, portable bins, crusher oil, watering cart, crusher jars, scales and shed at Hockstrasser, platform scales and crusher bin at Ell's Pit, crusher bin at Hockstrasser, 2 screen sections, 3 wheelbarrows, old crusher at Washington Street.
(State Road.) Rough stone 50 ton, crushed stone 200 ton, oil.
At the close I desire to thank the Board of Selectmen for their kindness and ready co-operation, also the employees for their assistance and zeal in serving the interests of the town.
Respectfully submitted,
IVERS M. LOW,
Superintendent.
REPORT OF SURVEY OF TOWN.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth. GENTLEMEN :
I submit herewith report of the work done the past year on the town survey, for the purpose of continuing which the sum of $2,000 was appropriated at the last annual meeting. The term year is intended to include from the annual town meeting in 1908 to the annual meeting in 1909.
At a consultation with your Board it was decided to connect on to the work of 1907 in Ward One, and extend the survey toward and in the westerly part of town, or Ward Three, the same scale of 100 feet to the inch being used. The triangulation work was ' extended in the early spring, followed by the traverse work, the details being filled in later on the original plans, which are drawn in the field, on the plane table. This is not only the least ex- pensive but, with modern instruments and methods, the most accurate in a survey of this nature, excepting possibly the thickly wooded areas containing little location work.
By the old methods, and including the transit stadia method, the notes were taken down in notebooks and plotted at the con- conclusion of the field work. Notes thus plotted were generally three or four months old, and points that appeared doubtful when plotted were not easily corrected from memory. By the plane table method the points are located and plotted directly from the ground to the plan. All the available information existing on the ground, such as walls, fences, buildings, street monuments, etc., is thus directly located and plotted. Supplementary to the work in the field is the examination of existing street descrip- tions, street plans, when found, are copied and these, before the present street lines are determined, are compared with the lines of occupation or use. Every plan of land in Weymouth which is filed at the Dedham Registry is examined and copied. Every
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